The Marion County Sheriff’s Office found an unidentified man dead near a east Salem duplex Wednesday. (Courtesy/ Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify a man found dead underneath an east Salem duplex Wednesday.
Deputies received a call from a family living in the 3600 block of 47th Ave. N.E. that there was a “foul odor” coming from beneath the complex. They found the remains of a male whose age was unidentified, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Thursday afternoon.
Detectives haven’t determined the cause of death, but an autopsy is scheduled for Friday, June 12.
Investigators are asking anyone who may have information about this case to contact the sheriff’s office. Community members can submit anonymous tips: online, by texting TIPMCSO to 847411 or by calling the tip line at 503-540-8079.
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